Sennacherib 153 (Q003958)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Sennacherib 153 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003958 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Kuyunjik (Nineveh) |
| Coordinates | 36.3587, 43.1519 |
English translation
By ORACC project rinap/rinap3 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
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| Obverse [0:22] o 1o 1–o 2222 | When (the god) Aššur, king of the gods of heaven and netherworld, [...], the father of all of the gods, foremost of ... [...] the exalted circumspect one who [is surpassing] in insight, [...], the one who gives scepter, th[rone, (and) reign, ...]; (5) the goddess Mullissu, the consort of (the god) Aššur, ruler of all of the god[s, ...] who through her command [...]; the god Sîn, lord of decisions, bearer of powerful horns, [...] who [...] to give commands [...]; the god Šamaš, great judge of the gods who makes lig[ht] go forth, [...] (10) who by his bright light [...]; the god Anu, supreme lord, scion of (the god) Aššur, father of the gods, [...]; the god Adad, canal inspector of heaven and earth, lord of wind and lightning, [...] giver of sustenance to the creatures of the god [Sumuqan (Šakkan), ...]; the goddess Ištar, queen of the heavens and stars who ... [...]; (15) the god Marduk, sage of the gods, incantation priest of the Igīgū and A[nunnakū] gods, [...]; the god Ninurta, son of the god Enlil, perfect, foremost of [...] who stands [...] and ... [...]; the god Nabû, vizier of (the god) Aššur, [...]; the god Nergal, the lord of strength and power who [...]; (20) the god Palil, the leader, forem[ost of ...]; the Sebetti, valiant gods, [...]; the great gods, [my] lords, [...]: |
| Obverse [22:25] o 2323–o 2525 | They (the gods) searched all of [...] and [...] they looked [(...)] upon me (Sennacherib) [...] the god Sîn, the goddess Ning[al, ...] |
| Reverse [0:3] r 1'1'–r 3'3' | his palace [... I made six steles (and) I fashioned] image(s) of the great gods, [my lords, upon them. Moreover, I had a royal image of myself expressing humility (lit. “one who strokes the nose”) placed before them. I had] all of [my] hand[iwork that I had undertaken in Nineveh inscribed upon them and I left (them) for ever after] for the kings, my descendants. |
| Reverse [3:9] r 4'4'–r 9'9' | [At any time (in the future), a future ruler, one of the kings, my descendants], who [desecrates] the work that I have done, [dismantles the (canal) system that I have constructed, (or) diverts the flow of] the waters of the[se] canals [from the plain of Nineveh: May] the great gods, as many as [are named] in [this] st[ele], by their holy decree, which cannot be al[tered, curse him with a harsh curse and (overthrow his dynasty). May they make] him and his advisors, their name, their seed, [their offspring, (and) their progeny disappear ...]. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | That which is (written) on [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| o | ||
| 1 | ⸢e⸣-nu AN.ŠAR₂ LUGAL DINGIR.MEŠ ša₂ AN-e u₃ KI-⸢tim⸣ [...] | |
| 2 | AD DU₃ DINGIR.MEŠ a-ša₂-red maḫ-[...] | |
| 3 | mut-tal-ku ṣi-i-ru ša ⸢a-na⸣ mil-⸢ki⸣ [šu-tu-ru ...] | |
| 4 | na-din {giš}GIDRU {giš}⸢GU⸣.[ZA BALA-e ...] | |
| 5 | {d}NIN.LIL₂ ḫi-rat AN.ŠAR₂ ma-al-kat₃ ⸢DU₃ DINGIR⸣.[MEŠ ...] | |
| 6 | ša ina qi₂-bit pi-i-ša₂ x [...] | |
| 7 | {d}30 EN EŠ.BAR na-aš₂ qar-ni gaš-ra-a-ti [...] | |
| 8 | ša a-na na-dan ur-ti [...] | |
| 9 | {d}UTU DI.KU₅.GAL DINGIR.MEŠ mu-še-ṣu-u ⸢nu⸣-[ri ...] | |
| 10 | ša a-na nu-ri-šu₂ nam-ri bu-[...] | |
| 11 | {d}a-num be-lum šur-bu-u₂ i-lit-ti AN.ŠAR₂ a-bi DINGIR.MEŠ [...] | |
| 12 | {d}IŠKUR GU₂.GAL AN-e u KI-tim EN IM u NIM.GIR₂ [...] | |
| 13 | na-din te-ʾu-u₂-ti a-na bu-ul {d}[ŠAKKAN₂ ...] | |
| 14 | {d}iš-tar šar-rat ša₂-ma-mi u MUL.MEŠ ša₂ ⸢ru⸣-x [...] | |
| 15 | {d}AMAR.UTU ABGAL DINGIR.MEŠ MAŠ.MAŠ {d}i₂-gi₃-gi₃ u {d}⸢a⸣-[nun-na-ki ...] | |
| 16 | {d}nin-urta DUMU {d}EN.LIL₂ git₂-ma-lu a-ša₂-red x [...] | |
| 17 | iz-za-zu-ma u₂-x [...] | |
| 18 | {d}AG SUKKAL AN.ŠAR₂ [...] | |
| 19 | {d}U.GUR EN a-⸢ba⸣-ri u du-un-ni ša₂ [...] | |
| 20 | {d}IGI.DU a-lik maḫ-ri a-ša₂-⸢red⸣ [...] | |
| 21 | {d}7.BI DINGIR.MEŠ qar-du-ti x [...] | |
| 22 | DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ EN.⸢MEŠ⸣-[ia ...] | |
| 23 | ib-ru-u₂-ma kul-lat [...] | |
| 24 | ip-pal-su-in-⸢ni⸣ [...] | |
| 25 | {d}30 {d}NIN.⸢GAL⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | ⸢E₂.GAL-šu₂⸣ [... 6 {na₄}NA.RU₂-e DU₃-uš] | |
| 2' | ṣa-lam DINGIR.MEŠ ⸢GAL.MEŠ⸣ [EN.MEŠ-ia ab-ta-ni qe₂-reb-šu₂-un u₃ ṣa-lam LUGAL-ti-ia la-bi-in ap-pi ma-ḫar-šu₂-un ul-ziz] | |
| 3' | mim-ma lip-ta-at ⸢ŠU⸣.[II-ia ša qe₂-reb NINA{ki} i-tep-pu-šu₂ ṣe-ru-uš-šu₂-un u₂-ša₂-aš₂-ṭir-ma] | |
| 4' | a-na LUGAL.MEŠ-ni DUMU.MEŠ-⸢ia⸣ [e-zib ṣa-ti-iš ma-ti-ma NUN ar-ku-u i-na LUGAL.MEŠ-ni DUMU.MEŠ-ia] | |
| 5' | ša₂ e-piš-ti e-pu-⸢šu₂⸣ [u₂-saḫ-ḫu-u₂ rik-sa-te ar-ku-sa i-paṭ-ṭa-ru] | |
| 6' | A.MEŠ pat-ta-a-ti ša₂-⸢ti⸣-[na ul-tu ta-mir-ti NINA{ki} i-par-ra-su ma-lak-šin] | |
| 7' | DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ ma-la ina ŠA₃ {na₄}⸢NA⸣.[RU₂-e an-ne₂-e šu-mu na-bu-u₂] | |
| 8' | ina ṣi-it pi-i-šu₂-nu el-li ša ⸢la na⸣-[ka-ri ar-rat ma-ru-uš-ti li-ru-ru-šu₂-ma (lis-ki-pu BALA-šu₂)] | |
| 9' | ša₂-a-šu₂ u ma-li-ki-šu₂ MU-šu₂-nu NUMUN-šu₂-⸢nu⸣ [NUNUZ-šu₂-nu (u₃) na-an-nab-šu₂-nu ... li-ḫal-li-qu] | |
| 10' | ša ina UGU [...] | |
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